The first permanent English settlement was established where?
a. Jamestown
b. Albany
c. St. Augustine
d. Plymouth
a
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Which of the following would be most likely to get support from Hispanics?
A. an embargo on undocumented aliens seeking citizenship B. a ban on government support of credits to pay parochial school tuition C. a pathway for undocumented aliens to acquire citizenship D. a protest against government provisions of health insurance for all
Whose job is it to convey the party's position to rank-and-file congresspersons, keep vote counts, pressure waverers, and report the views and complaints of the House to the party leadership?
a. committee chairperson b. majority leader c. whip d. Speaker of the House
The vast majority of bills receive a subcommittee hearing, but not full passage
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements about regional tensions during the drafting of the Constitution is LEAST accurate?
A. Northern interests wanted to ensure that the new government would have adequate power to regulate international commerce. B. Although the South had by far the largest number of slaves, slavery was legal in every state at the time that the Constitution was written. C. The delegates eventually agreed to count three-fifths of the enslaved population for purposes of representation and taxation. D. In order to appease largely agricultural states, the Constitution prevented the government from banning the international slave trade until at least 1808. E. Southern agriculturists managed to win a concession that the new government would have no power to tax exports.